Charlene Compher, the Shearer Endowed Term Chair in Healthy Community Practices, professor of nutrition sciences, director of the nutrition programs, and vice chair of Penn Nursing’s department of biobehavioral health sciences, has received the biennial Penn Nursing Award that honors Norma M. Lang, the professor and dean emerita of Penn Nursing. Dr. Compher is also director of Clinical Initiatives for the Penn Nutrition Science and Medicine Center and directs microbiome-related diet assessment research for the Penn-CHOP Microbiome Program. Dr. Compher maintains a clinical practice with the multi-professional Home Parenteral Nutrition program of the Clinical Nutrition Support Service at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The award is given to a Penn Nursing faculty member or a graduate from the School’s doctoral program who has made a distinguished contribution to nursing through scholarly practice. Dr. Compher was selected in recognition of her national and international impact on interprofessional practice, education, research and policy in the areas of nutrition science and clinical nutrition.

She will deliver the lecture “Mission Possible: Excellence in Clinical Nutrition,” on Thursday, November 21, 3-5 p.m., in the Ann L. Roy Auditorium of Claire M. Fagin Hall. Register for the event at https://tinyurl.com/compherlecture